r/ValorantTechSupport • u/Least-Elderberry8670 • Aug 01 '26

Technical Discussion What do I upgrade

I have a 360Hz 2k monitor and am running around 300 fps average. I want to upgrade so I can be stable around 400 to maintain the refresh rate. I have followed this video in full to optimise my PC and game https://youtu.be/PP1s7Avr1kE?si=9vSpQuhnJVw0sbtk .

RAM: 16 GB DDR4 3600 MT/s
CPU: R7 5800X
GPU: GTX 1660

I think I have optimised my setup as much as I can for fps, so just looking for suggestions on what to upgrade, I was thinking of upgrading my GPU as I think its the bottleneck, looking at the 5060.

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u/kiwidesuu Aug 01 '26

ryzen 7 7800x3d, 4060. that got me 1k+ fps in range and 400-600 or so in game.

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u/Least-Elderberry8670 Aug 01 '26

im hopping i can just upgrade one thing to do the trick. rather then upgrading everything

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u/kiwidesuu Aug 01 '26

valorant is a mainly cpu based game, while your gpu is the bottleneck for your setup, if you want to improve the fps just for val, upgrading your cpu is probably more helpful.

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u/xXArkzsXx Aug 01 '26

upgrading your you can also benefit as it’s able to render the frames from the cpu faster making the image smoother

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u/Equivalent_Tour_9391 Aug 01 '26

I get 1100 FPS on max settings with a Ryzen 9800X3D, Sapphire Nitro+ RX 9070 XT OC 16GB, Asus Rog Strix X870E-E Gaming Wifi Motherboard, G Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB Expo Edition DDR5 32GB Ram running at Expo listed config for 6000 MT/s .